Production of fluid for power.



PATENTED AUG. 20, 190'7.-

P. MILLER. PRODUCTION 0I FLUID POR POWER.

APPLICATION FILED DEU.2Z,1906.

WITNESSES:

To all 'whom it may concern:

FRAN'oEsoO MILLER, OETU-RIN, ITALY.

ISEODUGTIOE OF FLUID son POWER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Appunti@ ne@ December 22, 190e. serial No. 349,201.

Be it known that I, FRANCESCO MILLER, of Turin, Via S. Anselmo 1, Italy, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Production of Fluid fOr- Power, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact specification.

The obj ect of the .present invention is the production of a fluid under pressure forluse in power machines such as motors, 'turbine and the like.

According to the present invention liquid fuel, such as for instance benzin, is mixed with air and led to burn into a receptacle wherein water comes in close contact with the' burning mixture whereby it is vaporized, so that a Huid under pressure, composed of vaporized water, and the gases generated by the combustion of the fuel with air, is produced which can be utilized for working power machines as before said.

The figure of the drawing is a longitudinal section of the improvement.

having holes 27. The receptacle 26 contains divided metal such as wire gauze,'balls, chips and the like, `and is carried by a cylindrical casing 28 fixed to a projecting' portion 29 in the lower portion of receptacle 1, soas to leave a narrow annular space 30 between the outer surface Of casing 28' and the inner surface Of receptacle l. Water is fed to space 30 through an inlet 31 and rises into said space-reachingpartly vaporized, the topof receptacle 26 where it comes in contact with the divided metal and the burning gases and becomes vaporized and heated to a high degree Oi temperature and pressure. The mixture of combustion gases andsteam passes to the space 33 between the wallsofchamber 25 and casing 28 until it reaches the exit 32 whereupon it can be led to any desired machine or apparatus for its employment. The annular space 30 is filled with fresh water so that the loss of caloric to the outside is greatly diminished. It has also the advantage that the burning gases and the Water are brought into contact with each other while traveling in opposite directions, so that they are quickly and thoroughly mixed.

The action Of the electric candles is generally limited to the period of starting the apparatus, the burning of l the mixture keeping on-afterwards in a continuous manner.

The working of the apparatus is of course to be carried on with the aid-of compressing machines, such as pumps or the like, for introducing the fuel and the air into the chamber of combustion.

What I claim is: f

1. An apparatus tor the production of. a compressed fluid for power purposes, comprising a casing, a combustion chamber in the casingl and having an open upper end terminating sbp/rt of the upper .end of the casing, means forl admitting a hydrocarbon mixed with air to the lower end of said chamber, a perforated chamber in the upper part o! the casing and adapted to contain n mass of metal, and means for delivering water to the chamber containing the metal.

2. An apparatusfor the production oi!` a compressed uid for power purposes, compri/sing a casing, a combustion chamber within the casing and having an open upper end, means for admitting a hydrocarbon mixed with .air to said chamber, a receptacle projecting into the top of the combustion chamber and adapted to contain a mass of divided metal, and means for. admitting water to said receptacle. l

3. A n apparatus for the production of a compressed duid for power purposes, comprising a casing, a combustion chamber within the casin'g and having a flaring upper Open end, means for admitting a hydrocarbon mixed with, air to the combustion chamber, a conical receptacle projecting into the open end of the combustion chamber and adapted to. contain a mass of divided metal, and means for admitting water to said receptacle.

4. An apparatus for the production of a compressed duid for power purposes comprising a casing, a combustion chamber within the casing and having a flaring Open upper end, means for admitting a hydrocarbon mixed with air to the combustion chamber, a second casing within the rst, spaced therefrom and terminating short of its ends, a yreceptacle carried by the second casing an projecting into the open end of the combustion chambe said receptacle being adapted to contain a. mass of divided metal, and means for admitting water within the space between the said casings.

5. An apparatus for the production -of compressed duid for power` purposes comprising a casing, an air pipe projecting into the casing, a. combustion chamber with which the air pipe communicates, a chamber surrounding the air pipe and communicating therewith, means for admittng hydrocarbon into the chamber; a second casing within the first casing spaced therefrom and terminating short of its ends, a receptacle carried by the second casing and projecting into the combustion chamber, said receptacle being adapted to contain a mass of divided metal, and means for admitting water to the lower portion of the space between the said casings.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANCESCO MILLER. Witnesses TEOBALDO BARBEnIs, lCARLO MARTINI. 

